Exploratory Cinema Series To Be Held At Muhlenberg College
The Department of Communication at Muhlenberg College will host Exploratory Cinema, a four part series on independent film. All events are free and open to the public.Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:27 AM
The Department of Communication at Muhlenberg College will host Exploratory Cinema, a four part series on independent film. All events are free and open to the public.
The series kicks off with a discussion with director Maggie Greenwald and composer David Mansfield on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. Greenwald and Mansfield will talk about their work, including their feature films “The Ballad of Little Joe” and “Songcatcher,” both of which feature courageous women in challenging and unconventional roles.
The second event in the series will be a screening of selected works from The Black Maria Film/Video Festival, hosted by Festival Director John Columbus, on February 23, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. This annual film festival’s mission is to advocate, exhibit and reward cutting-edge works from indie film and videomakers.
A screening of the movie The Sixth Section and discussion with filmmaker Alex Rivera will be held on March 23, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Miller Forum, Moyer Hall. The Sixth Section is a groundbreaking documentary that blends digital animation, home video, cinema verite and interview footage to showcase a community of Mexican immigrants in New York.
The series will close with a discussion with film and videomakers Gary Adlestein and Jerry Orr, and a screening of their work on April 13, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. Adlestein and Orr have been making personal/experimental films and, more recently, videos since the 1960s. Their work has been seen at various festivals, on PBS and in the Museum for Modern Art.
